November 24, 2014, marked an important day in the Track-Type Tractor’s history - and Caterpillar’s for that matter. On this day in 1904 in Stockton, CA, Benjamin Holt tested his steam-powered ...

Peoria, IL (June 15, 2011) – Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced today that it plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Thailand. Construction will begin on the new factory in 2011, with ...

Benjamin Holt's photographer coined the term "caterpillar" after seeing the first crawler tractor at work on the Holt ranch. Caterpillar celebrated 100 years of the crawler tractor during a worldwide ...

In the construction field, few sights are as instantly identifiable as the distinctive yellow livery that adorns equipment bearing the Caterpillar logo. That hasn't always been the case, of course.

A 1950s "Twin D8," antique Holt, Best and Cat tractors and a 1931 film of Caterpillar's "The Great Tractor Race" made ...

Last summer, Ken Nebergall was champing the bit. During an interview with Construction Equipment for a Buying File feature on crawler loaders, Nebergall was enthusing about the Caterpillar 953D and ...